The African Diaspora refers to the dispersal of African people and their descendants
50% of the slaves from Africa ended up in the Caribbeans and another 33% went to Brazil
Life on the plantations (DL)
The first plantation was founded in 1516 on Hispaniola by Spanish colonists
The main cash crops of plantations were sugar, tobacco, rice, indigo, cotton, and coffee
There were gardens on plantations to feed the people on the plantation
There were be a hundred of more African slaves and just a few Europeans supervising them
Slaves' resistance (DL)
Working slowly for their master but working hard on their own gardens
Sabotaging of equipment and work routines
Running away, slaves that ran away were called maroons
Revolts
Revolts caused widespread fear among people but never abolished slavery due to Europeans being able to put them down with superior weaponry
In 1793, slaves revolted in Saint-Domingue and abolished slavery there and declared independence from France, renamed it Haiti
African-American Culture (DL)
Slaves preserved their African culture by mixing it with European and American traditions
Slaves spoke a creole tongue that drew on several African and European languages
Many slaves converted to Christianity, but this Christianity was mixed with African religion
Slaves combined their African foods with European foods to make new dishes, such as Gumbo
Slaves introduced rice to the tropical and subtropical regions
Slaves made their houses, pots, and baskets in their native African styles
The End of the Slave Trade and Abolition of Slavery (SD)
Abolition was old as slave trade.
American French Revolution stimulated it.
American called for Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.
French appealled for Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
Both suggested universal human right to freedom and equality.
Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797)
Olaudah Equiano
Slave revolts in 1700-1800 made slavery expensive and a dangerous business.
Freed slaves contributed by exposing butality through books.
Olaudah Equlano (1745-1797) was most noted by his 1789 published autobiography on his experiences a a slave and a free man.
He was captured at age 10 and purchased his freedom in 1766.
His book became a best seller and traveled around the Brithish Isles preaching about the evils of slavery.
His efforts strengthened the antislavery movement in England.
The Economic Costs of Slavery
Economic forces also contributed to the end of slavery and slave trade.
Plantations, Slavery, and Slave Trade continued as long as they were profitable, but it became clear it did not come cheap.
Possible Rebellions forced slave cocieties to have expensive military forces.
Owners still had to care for the slave no matter how hard he/she worked.
Late 1700's sugar production expanded in the Caribbean and prices declined. At the same time fresh slave prices increased.
Profits of slavery declined so Europeans began to shift investments from sugarcane and slaves to manufacturing industries.
European's realized leaving slaves in africa they could exchange raw material for manufactured goods as a good business. Thoughts of Africa became more than just a source for slave labor.
End of Slave Trade
In 1803 Denmark abolished slave trade. Quickly others followed
1807 - Great Britian
1808 - United States
1814 - France
1817 - Netherlands
1845 - Spain
Slave Trade became illegal
British Patrolled ocean and siezed ships with slaves in them
The last documented slave ship was in Cuba in 1867
The Abolition of Slavery
Abolition of Slavery was more drawn out.
Emancipation of all slaves came in 1833 from Great Britian
Then in 1848 - France
1865 - Cuba
1865 - United States
1886 - Cuba
1888 - Brazil
1960's - Audi Arabia and Angola
Offically Slavery no longer exists.
The legacy of Atlantic Slave Trade remains visable throughout western hemisphere, where the African Diaspora has given rise to distinctive African - American communites.
The African Diaspora (712-718)
Life on the plantations (DL)
Slaves' resistance (DL)
African-American Culture (DL)
The End of the Slave Trade and Abolition of Slavery (SD)
Abolition was old as slave trade.
American French Revolution stimulated it.
American called for Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.
French appealled for Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
Both suggested universal human right to freedom and equality.
Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797)
Olaudah Equiano
Slave revolts in 1700-1800 made slavery expensive and a dangerous business.Freed slaves contributed by exposing butality through books.
Olaudah Equlano (1745-1797) was most noted by his 1789 published autobiography on his experiences a a slave and a free man.
He was captured at age 10 and purchased his freedom in 1766.
His book became a best seller and traveled around the Brithish Isles preaching about the evils of slavery.
His efforts strengthened the antislavery movement in England.
The Economic Costs of Slavery
Economic forces also contributed to the end of slavery and slave trade.Plantations, Slavery, and Slave Trade continued as long as they were profitable, but it became clear it did not come cheap.
Possible Rebellions forced slave cocieties to have expensive military forces.
Owners still had to care for the slave no matter how hard he/she worked.
Late 1700's sugar production expanded in the Caribbean and prices declined. At the same time fresh slave prices increased.
Profits of slavery declined so Europeans began to shift investments from sugarcane and slaves to manufacturing industries.
European's realized leaving slaves in africa they could exchange raw material for manufactured goods as a good business. Thoughts of Africa became more than just a source for slave labor.
End of Slave Trade
In 1803 Denmark abolished slave trade. Quickly others followed1807 - Great Britian
1808 - United States
1814 - France
1817 - Netherlands
1845 - Spain
Slave Trade became illegal
British Patrolled ocean and siezed ships with slaves in them
The last documented slave ship was in Cuba in 1867
The Abolition of Slavery
Abolition of Slavery was more drawn out.Emancipation of all slaves came in 1833 from Great Britian
Then in 1848 - France
1865 - Cuba
1865 - United States
1886 - Cuba
1888 - Brazil
1960's - Audi Arabia and Angola
Offically Slavery no longer exists.
The legacy of Atlantic Slave Trade remains visable throughout western hemisphere, where the African Diaspora has given rise to distinctive African - American communites.